Strong Wind in Northwest Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Winds were gusting to around 55 mph in northwest Middlesex County. To the west, in Fitchburg, the ASOS at the Fitchburg Airport (KFIT) recorded a gust to 52 mph at 1051 AM EST. To the southwest, the ASOS at the Worcester Airport (KORH) recorded a gust to 58 mph at 1149 AM EST. To the southeast, the ASOS at Bedford's Hanscom Airport recorded a gust to 51 mph at 1106 AM EST. In Pepperell at 150 PM EST, a tree fell onto a bus on Townsend Street, resulting in damage to the bus.

A cold front passed through southern New England on the evening of March 28th. The next morning, on the 29th, a strong upper level short wave trough moved through New England, with a reinforcing shot of cold air. Strong to damaging westerly winds generally gusted to 50 to 60 mph during the morning and early afternoon hours.